PROVING THINGS 291: WHAT WEIGHT DOES A JUDGE GIVE TO WITNESS STATEMENTS WHEN THE WITNESSES DO NOT ATTEND TRIAL AND (THE JUDGE FINDS) THERE IS NO GOOD REASON FOR THIS?

We have looked many times at issues relating to the weight a judge gives to a witness statement when the witness does not, in fact, attend trial.  We have an example here. The judge found that there was no good reason for witnesses not attending trial.  Their decision as to what was important and wh...